Pupils Celebrate Jackson Day

Pupils at Jackson Elementary School set aside a special day last week to honor our nation's seventh president, Andrew Jackson, for whom the school was named.

Among the events were a balloon launch in which the whole school took part and an assembly program during which each class gave a presentation.

Fifth-grader Andrew Phillips portrayed Andrew Jackson; first-graders gave a skit based on the 24 stars in the flag at the time Jackson was president. Second-graders presented a history of the school.

In conjunction with the day's events, the art club prepared a paper-mache version of the school mascot (a dolphin) and the entire student body joined in singing the Jackson School Song, which had not been sung in many years.

The idea for Jackson Day was conceived and coordinated by Jackson special- education teacher Thenthia Middleton.

The event is expected to become an annual one, Middleton said.

The school's Parent-Teacher Association furnished the balloons and treated the students to ice cream.